Storkneck for gas-tubes.



PATENTED MAY 30, 1905. W. S. STAPLEY.

STORK NECK FOR GAS TUBES.

APPLIOQI'ION FILED FEB. 25. 1905.

7 ATTORNEY UNITED STATES Patented May 30, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM S. STAPLEY, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THEBRIDGEPORT BRASS COMPANY, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, A COR- PORATION OFCONNECTICUT.

STORKNEGK FOR GAS-TUBES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 791,377, dated. May 30,1905. Application filed February 25, 1905. Serial No. 247,315

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIA S. STAPLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bridgeport, county of Fair-field, State of Connecti-v out,have invented a new and useful Storkneck for Gas-Tubes, of which thefollowing is a specification. v

My invention has for its object to provide a storkneck, so called, forgas-tubes which shall consist simply of a piece of metal tubing bent toshape and having a rubber sleeve on its engaging end and which shall beadapted to engage a gas-pillar internally instead of externally, therebygreatly reducing the cost of construction and providing a device for thepurpose required that will be much neater and more graceful inappearance than the more cumbersome andexpensive storknecks heretoforein use, will dispense with an additional piece heretofore used andrelatively expensive to make, and will effecta non-leaking and moreeffective engagement with a gas-pillar than the externally-engagingstorknecks now on the market.

Heretofore, so far as I am aware, the bodies of storknecks have beenconnected to gaspillars by means of an engaging piece which was madeseparate from and threaded to engage the storkneck, was provided with anenlarged engaging end having an internal rubber packing which wasadaptedto receive and engage a gas-pillar externally. In order toovercome the objections to this type of storknecks as regards cost ofconstruction, neatness in appearance, and effectiveness of engagement, Ihave devised the novel storkneck which I will now describe, referring tothe accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andusing reference characters to indicate the several parts.

Figure 1 is an elevation illustrating my novel storkneck in engagementwith a gaspil lar-as in use. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the gas-pillarand the engaging end of the storkneck being in section. Fig. 3 is anenlarged detail sectional view of the engaging end of my novel storkneckwith the rubber sleeve removed. Fig. 4: is a perspective of the rubbersleeve detached; and Fig. 5 is a view, partly broken away, showing mynovel storkneck in use with an old-style engaging end should that modeof connection with a gaspillar be preferred for the time being.

denotes my novel' storkneck, which is made complete from a single pieceof metal tubing and the engaging end of which is reduced in diameter, asat 11, and is preferably made tapering, as shown, and 12 denotes arubber sleeve which closely engages the reduced end of the storkneck andis adapted to pass into the open end of agas-pillar, as clearly shown inFig. 2, the gas-pillar being indicated by 13. In order to provide forthe use of an old-style engaging end, (indicated by 14: in

Fig. 5,) I provide a screw-thread 15 just above the reduced end, whichis adapted to be engaged by the usual internal screw-thread of anengaging end, as is clearly shown in Fig. 5.

The operation of my novel storkneck. will be obvious from the drawings.The gas-tip, if there is one in the pillar, is removed and the rubbersleeve upon the engaging end of my novel storkneck is passed into thepillar, which it fits closely and effectually prevents the escape ofgas. As already stated, my novel storkneck is also adapted to receive anoldstyle engaging end, as shown in Fig. 5. In practice, however, mynovel mode of internal engagement with the gas-pillar will be found somuch more effective, easily made, and neat and graceful in appearancethat the old-style engaging ends will be promptly discarded.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 4 1. A storkneck forgas-tubes having a ta portion to adapt it to be connected with anenlarged engaging end for engaglng a pillar externally.

2. A storkneck for gas-tubes having its en- In testimony whereof I aflixmy signature in F gaging end reduced to adapt it to pass Within presenceof two Witnesses. a pillar, a rubber sleeve on the reduced end r v s Tadapted to closely fit the pillar internally and HJLIAM blAI L191 5having a threaded portion above the reduced Witnesses: end to adapt itto receive an enlarged engag- AUKER S. LYHUE,

ing end for engaging a pillar externally. ARTHUR H. MOORE.

